Yvonne Blackwood

Yvonne Blackwood is the author of five adult books: Into Africa: A Personal Journey, Will That Be Cash or Cuffs? Into Africa: The Return, College Life of a Retired Senior, and The Ambition, her debut novel. She has also published three children’s picture books: Nosey Charlie Comes to Town, Nosey Charlie Goes to Court, and Nosey Charlie Chokes on a Wiener. She is an award-winning short-story writer and has contributed stories to several anthologies, including Human Kindness, Canadian Voices, and Wordscape. Blackwood has published articles in More of Our Canada, Adelaide, InTouch and Green Prints. She has written columns for Pride Newspaper, the Toronto Star, and The African Connection.